reduction that the least emphasized method of reducing the deficit, we talk about spending, we talk about revenue, growth, and he wants to emphasize that we need to make investments in infrastructure, in education, in manufacturing, in clean energy and we'll hear about that. >> and the cloud hanging over all of this is the fact that there is this discussion about, oh, what, two something weeks, the entire budget could be turned on its head with the sequestration. across the board cuts and two sides that seem as far apart as ever on this issue. that will have a real impact both on the politics of what is going on in washington, as well as the economy. >> i was struck by your interview with rand paul, the sequestration was a pittance. that's a lot of money and you have the defense secretary and john brennan, lots of people saying the sequestration is a threat to the nation's security at this point, and yet rand paul is calling this a pittance, a tea party response to marco rubio. there is this ideological pull. the threat of being primaried. interesting to see how far they are willing